Duanmu Junyu emphasized the last sentence especially.
Duanmu Shenghua clenched her fists in anger and didn't dare to utter another word.
Duanmu Qingxin looked anxiously at Duanmu Shenghua, hoping she could put in a good word for her again.
But Duanmu Shenghua frowned and didn't say anything more.
Duanmu Junyu was clearly warning her. She had harmed her before and had an affair with Xiao Jincheng. Now she really didn't dare to provoke Duanmu Junyu too much, for fear that she would directly reveal what she had done in front of all the officials and the royal family!
She herself had momentarily forgotten that the current Crown Prince was now Duanmu Xuening, and said the wrong thing, which Duanmu Junyu seized upon!
Seeing that Duanmu Shenghua did not react, Duanmu Qingxin anxiously looked at Xiao Jincheng, hoping that her father would speak up for her.
But ever since the banquet, Father has kept his head down, seemingly unconcerned about anything, and it's unclear what he's thinking.
She even suspected that her father had been possessed by some evil spirit, how he had suddenly become someone she couldn't understand!
In a situation where everyone prospers or suffers together, if even her father doesn't help her, what can she expect from him?
With no one in the entire hall to help her, Duanmu Qingxin immediately fell into despair.
Seeing that they were no longer speaking, Duanmu Junyu no longer wanted them to make a fuss about the matter of establishing a crown prince, so she coldly said, "Since everyone is worried that I will die young and wants me to establish a crown prince as soon as possible, the matter of the crown prince is indeed of great importance. I will give everyone an explanation at tomorrow's morning court."
Upon hearing this, the courtiers exchanged glances, none of them daring to utter a sound.
Judging from His Majesty's words, is the morning court session to be resumed tomorrow?
Although His Majesty said he would give everyone an explanation regarding the matter of the Crown Prince, it is obvious that His Majesty definitely does not want Duanmu Qingxin to be the Crown Prince.
Those officials who were not part of the Huiwang faction naturally did not mind His Majesty's decision to appoint that new prince as the crown prince; that was His Majesty's prerogative!
However, the officials of the Huiwang Party always knew that their Huiwang was on Duanmu Qingxin's side, and that Huiwang had always supported the former Crown Prince, so they naturally had to side with Huiwang.
His Majesty clearly does not intend to make Duanmu Qingxin the crown prince, so how can they influence His Majesty's mind?
Duanmu Qingxin knew that Duanmu Junyu wanted to make that bastard child the crown prince, not her, so she was very anxious, but she was helpless!
Duanmu Shenghua also frowned and fell into deep thought.
The baby's one-month celebration is still ongoing.
But Xiao Bao had already slept through several cycles. Duanmu Junyu felt sorry for Xiao Bao, and also for Su Xuening and Su Yun'an: "You take Xiao Bao back to rest first, I'll be there in a bit."
Su Xuening didn't really want to stay any longer, mainly because she had drunk quite a bit and was a little drunk.
"Then we'll head back first." Su Xuening took Xiaobao from Duanmu Junyu's arms, got up, and took her leave.
Su Yun'an, Bai Shi, Pei Luo, Dao Yi, You Yi, and others also withdrew.
Actually, none of them really liked this kind of occasion. If it weren't for the fact that it was their baby's one-month celebration, they probably wouldn't have attended.
Compared to this banquet filled with intrigue and hidden agendas, they much preferred the family dinner His Majesty had previously treated them to—the atmosphere there was so much better.
However, this is Xiao Bao's one-month celebration, so they still have to attend.
The group returned to Fengming Palace together.
As soon as Su Xuening returned to the main hall, she began to examine the mark on Xiao Bao's right shoulder.
Xiao Bao's entire right shoulder was bright red, and the Vermilion Bird mark on his chubby little shoulder was so lifelike that it seemed to be flowing with iridescent light.
Su Xuening felt a pang of heartache and was about to go find some ointment to apply to Xiaobao when Pei Luo and the others came in.
Pei Luo seemed to know what Su Xuening was thinking, and took out a box of ointment and handed it to her: "This is specially made for you by your teacher. Apply it to Xiaobao."
Knowing that they would have this activity today, Pei Luo specially prepared this ointment in advance, which was specifically designed to relieve their pain and had a very strong effect on treating burns.
"Thank you, Master." Su Xuening took the ointment with emotion and immediately applied it to Xiaobao.
Xiao Bao seemed to feel a bit better, snuggled closer to Su Xuening, and went back to sleep.
Looking at her adorable son, Su Xuening was both amused and exasperated.
It's better to be a child. You're completely carefree, just eating and sleeping, or sleeping and eating.
After applying the medicine to Xiao Bao, Su Xuening changed him into a clean set of clothes and then carried him to bed.
Su Xuening then looked at Bai Shi and Pei Luo and said, "You've all had a long day. Mother and Masters, you should all go and rest."
The Bai family was indeed quite tired. Seeing that Su Xuening and Su Yun'an were in good condition and did not seem to be seriously injured or in great pain, they realized that they were not.
Xiao Bao's shoulder injury wasn't actually that serious. If Xiao Bao could handle it, the other two should be even less of a problem.
The group then left with peace of mind.
After they left, Su Xuening beckoned to Su Yun'an: "Come here."
Su Yun'an obediently walked over.
Su Xuening pressed him down to sit on the edge of the bed and then began to undress him.
Su Yun'an blushed with embarrassment, but still obediently let Su Xuening help him take off his clothes.
Seeing the large red swelling on Su Yun'an's shoulder, Su Xuening felt a pang of heartache. She raised her hand, but dared not touch his injury: "Does it hurt?"
Su Yun'an subconsciously shook his head, then nodded: "It hurt a lot when I was making the imprint, but it's much better now."
Su Xuening tenderly applied the medicine to Su Yun'an.
The cool and refreshing feeling instantly made Su Yun'an feel much better: "Master's medicine really works, it feels very comfortable."
After Su Xuening carefully applied the medicine to Su Yun'an, she stared intently at the Vermilion Bird mark on his shoulder.
This mark is really different from ordinary marks; it looks quite imposing.
The mark on my shoulder should be similar to Yun'an's. I wonder what special function this mark has. Is it just to facilitate the verification of royal bloodlines by each royal family member, or does it have some other special meaning?
If it's just a simple bloodline verification, she feels that such verification is unnecessary. After all, it's rather cruel to subject a newborn infant to such suffering.
Thinking that Su Xuening had also been marked, Su Yun'an quickly asked with concern, "Does it still hurt, sister?"
Su Xuening snapped out of her daze and helped Su Yun'an straighten her clothes: "You're much better now."
"Then I'll help you apply the medicine." After getting dressed, Su Yun'an took the ointment and was about to apply the medicine to Su Xuening.
"I'll do it." Before Su Xuening could agree, Duanmu Junyu came in.
"Mother." The two greeted Duanmu Junyu quickly upon her return.
Duanmu Junyu walked over and patted Su Yun'an's head: "Have you applied any medicine?"
"My sister helped me with that."
Duanmu Junyu pulled open Su Yun'an's collar, looked at the injury on his shoulder, and seeing that it wasn't too serious, she was relieved: "You've had a long day and you're injured. You should go back and rest. I'll take care of things here with your sister."
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